SourceNews

Critical minerals: US mining opportunity

Published by

Small Wars Journal

Date

21 July 2026

Access

Free to read

Link

smallwarsjournal.com/2026/07/21/critical-minerals-us-mining-opportunit…

Checked

29 September 2026

Events it documents

• 15 December 2025Korea Zinc announces a US$1.9B share sale to a US-government-controlled joint venture (Defense Department 40% of the venture; about 10% of Korea Zinc) to fund a Tennessee smelterActionOwnership changeUnited States / South Korea2 sources